The song is only one in a gallery of grim scenarios in which Mr. Zevon expresses a generalized disgust and despair in his characteristically punchy style.

Helen Macfarlane's writings show an acute knowledge of Chartist affairs and international politics, written in a punchy, at times knockabout style, expressive of proletarian anger.

When both strip down to suit jackets and bare legs, mock decadence wends its way through the choreography's punchy style.

At both shows, fans sang along to his poetically succinct lyrics, which he delivers in a punchy and sincere style.

Gonzo journalism is characterized by its punchy style, rough language, and ostensible disregard for conventional journalistic writing forms and customs.

In his customary punchy style, he wrote in one of his 12 books: "The Soviet state builds bodies.

He employs a direct, punchy writing style that seems intended to shock, entertain, and provoke the reader, all at once.

Her punchy, breezy style (she's a terrible speller) owes much to humorists of the period, such as Walt Mason and George Ade.

He reports what he saw and much more in a colorfully punchy style.